Ironing-cabinet.



lC. D. BOUTON. IRONING CABINET. APPLIOATION FILED JUNI: 1o, 1909.

970, 1 74. Patented sept. 13, 1910.

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CHARLES D. BooToN; or AUDUBON, Iowa.Y

:KONING-CABINET.

Specicationof Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 13, `(1910.

Application filed .Tune 10, 19119: SeriaLNo. 501,407.

5 To all lwhom it muy concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEsD. BooToN, a'citizenof the United States,residing at Audubon in the county of Audubon and State of loWa, haveinvented a certain new and useful Ironing-Cabinet, of which thefollowing `is a specification. y

The object ofl my invention is to provide an ironing cabinet, simple,durable and linexpensive in construction, occu ying a minimum of space,Jand convenient y containing Aan ironing board, a sleeve board, an ironsupport, iron holders, and a clothes rack.

A further object of my invention is to provi-de an ironing cabinet inwhich the e o erator.

. y partis are arranged in convenient positions or h A `furt er objectof my invention is lto provide an ironin cabinet in .which the parts maybe quick y and easily folded into the cabinet, and concealed from View.

A further object of my invention is to provide an ironin cabinet soarranged with a set of h'an ers t at-it may be quickly and easily niove'from one position and hung` X Wardly, as shown in- Fig. 1.

up in another. y j

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated areattained, ashereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims,and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in whichl Fi re l is aperspective view of the cabinet s owing the parts unfolded. Fig. 2 is aperspective View of the cabinet showing the arrangement 'of the hangerson the cabinet. Fig. 3 is aI front -elevation of the cabiparts foldedtherein, the door abeing remove Fig. 4 is a sectional view of thecabinet taken on the line 4-4 of Fig.

3. Fig. 5 .shows a detail,` perspective view` l of the socket 24 of thedrymg rack.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the referencenumeral 1()indicates the frame of the cabinet. A door 11 is hinged to the frame y10by the hinges 12. Tw'o uprights 13 are supported atth'e'bottom of theframe 10 andai'. the tOp by the cross piece 14 'on the frame; the pieces15 also support the uprights 13.N The upright bar 16 is pivotediat thetop to the frame 10 and at the bottoml to :the support 15, and isconnected to the bar 17 by the rounds 18, said upright bars and `roundsforming a rack. A similar rack 19 fais'binged to thexbar 17 at the backby the hinges 20, and is secured in an extended position by the hook 21.The brace bar 22 isr pivoted to the triangular support 23, which isfixed to the frame 10 and fits into the pivoted socket 24. The-sleeve25, pivoted to the rack 19, together with the socket 24, pivoted to saidrack, and theconnecting brace 26 form a pivotallymounted brace on therack 19. To fold the drying rack, the brace bar 22 is released from thesocket 24 and swung into the cabinet as shown in Fig. 3. The connectingbrace is t-hen swung u wardly between l the bars of the rack 19 to al owthe rack to be folded into the, frame. A shelf 27 pivoted to the frame10 and the upright support 13 is capable of resting in'a vertical andhoril-zontal position. The stop rod 28 holds said shelf 27 in ahorizontal position. The inclined metal shelves 29 are-fixed at one sideto, the frame 10 and at` the other side to the upright 13. The rods 30are xed at the bottom of the shelves 29 and form a rest for the irons.The vertical grooves 31 in the uprights 13, at the top extend forwardly,then downwardly; and at the bottom, extend for- The journals 32 on theboard 33 fit, and travel in, the grooves 31. The parallel braces 34 areconnected at the bottom by the round 35, said round 35 bein pivotallymounted in the uprights 13, an at the top by the round 36, said round 36being pivotally connected to the board 33.

A board 37 is fastened to the board 33 by the links 38, and is supportedin a position parallel to the board 33 by a brace 39, said brace 39 beinpivoted to the downwardly extended) brac et 40 on the board 37. The

opening 41 in the board 33 is so arranged as to receivefthe brace 39. Alug 42 on the brace 39 rests against the board 33 and holds the board37' in an elevated position, as shown in Fig. 1. The brace 39 is securedin the opening 41 by the pins 43., Slots 44 in the board 33 receive thelinks 38 when the board 37 is in its folded position, as shown by dottedlines in Fig.r1. The strip 45 is bent backwardly, then outwardly at itsends, and, is designed to be fastened to a. wall by screws through theholes 46 in the strip, as shown in Fig. 2. The holes 47 in the outwardlyextending portions 48 of the strip 45 are arranged to receive the ins 49fixed in the cabinet near its to T e downwardly extended arms 50 fixelto the sides of 'the cabinet are designedto engage the loops 51 'peither direction.,

In the practical operation ofthe cabinet,

the operator first opens the door, then unfolds the drying rack and'swings it into an extended position, securing the rack sections byfastening the hook in one section over the pin in another and byinserting` the end yof the brace bar 22 in the socket 24:. The ironingboard is then extended by pulling downwardly and outwardly on the upperend. The sleeve board is then placed in its extended position by pullingupwardly and out- Wardly and is supported in said positionby thebrace-39, said sleeve board being tilted back `into the frame when notin use, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.A l. clined shelves are used tohld the irons not in use, and the pivotally mounted shelf is used as arest for the iron used by the operator. rl`he cabinet members are easilyfolded back into their original positions and are concealed from View bythe door. .'lo'move the cabinet from one position ,to another, the pinsin the cabinet are released from the support after the catches on thesupport are spread apart. The entire cabinet is then lifted until thedownwardly projecting pieces on the frameare released from engagementwith loops fixed to the wall. The cabinet is then freeifrom the support.-rlhe downwardly projecting pieces are then inserted into another'set ofloops in the wall and the pins are inserted in holes Ain the catches onthe" corresponding wall support.

l claim as my invention.

l. An ironing cabinet, comprising a frame,

Iupright frame members in the frame, vertical slots in the frame membersextending A slightly forwardly and downwardly at the top, and slightlyforwardly at .the bottom,

The in-` an ironing board pivotall mounted on the frame at one end, andsli ingly mounted in said vertical slots at the other, a supportdesigned to fastenj on the wall with outwardly extended projectionsthereon, and pins in the frame arrangedto rest in holes in saidprojections.

2. Anironing board, comprising a frame, vupright frame members in theframe, slots in the upright members, an ironing board arranged to fitbetween said frame members, journals on the board designed to travel insaidv slots, connecting links pivotally connected at one end to theframe, at the other to the board, a sleeve board, links connectingsaidsleeve board to said ironing board, a brace pivotally connected tothe sleeve board, and extending through` an opening in lthe ironingboard, a lugon the brace to engage the ironing board at the top, andpins in the brace to engage the ironing board at the bottom. 4 3. Anironing cabinet, -comprisin a frame, upright frame members in the..rame, an ironing board slidingly mounted at'its inner end and supportedat its outer end by connecting links secured to the frame bottom,"

a sleeve board pivotally mounted at one end on links pivotally securedto the ironing board, said sleeve board being supported near its otherend by a pivotally connected l brace running downwardly and inwardlythrough an opening in the ironing board, a lug secured to the brace to,engage the top of the-ironing board near its opening, and pins in thebrace to engage the ironing board at \`the bottom.

`Des Moines, iowa, May 28, 1909.

. CHARLES l). BOOTON. Witnesses: Y

d. M. GRAHAM, U. S. HANSEN'.

